The Rise and Fall of Grand Officials in the Great Qing Dynasty

Author: Shangguan Yunfei
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: History has its own laws of development. Different scholars, based on different historical facts and from various perspectives, interpret different "historical blood laws." This "blood" refers to the cost of blood, the facts of blood, and the memories of blood.
Law 1 – Huang Yanpei's Cave Law;
Law 2 – "When the rabbit is dead, the hounds are cooked" law;
Law 3 – Power Encirclement Law;
Law 4 – Enemy Warning Law;
Law 5 – Clique Law;
Law 6 – Huang Zongxi Law;
Law 7 – "After five generations, the family line is cut off" law;
Law 8 – Powerful Domineering Law;
Law 9 – Skin and Hair Law.
This book reexamines or analyzes the histories of nineteen of the most renowned officials in the history of the Great Qing Dynasty based on these nine historical blood laws. It explores the survival strategies of the upper class in the Qing Dynasty's history and the lessons from their failures, revealing the true nature beneath the surface appearances of ancient Chinese society, as well as the ultimate law hidden behind these laws.